How to save democracy
Welcome to Season Zero of How To Save Democracy, a new podcast that aims to heal society’s broken relationship with democracy. Join us – Omezzine Khelifa, Jon Alexander, and our producer Jo Barratt – as we hold the space for the tough conversations we need to have.
We love democracy, genuinely, wholeheartedly. But it’s like a dysfunctional relationship. Democracy today is full of flaws. It’s not “by the people, for the people” anymore. There are resentments and frustrations and anger, and we can’t go on like this. We want to make this relationship work though. It’s a long term thing, it’s valuable, we need to work through this. We need to have the tough conversations, and that’s what we are doing on this podcast.
Episodes
The first four episodes below are a test, and we’d love to know what you think. We’ve got some great conversations lined up if you want more, from legendary musician and artist Brian Eno, to the former Chief Creative Officer of Mexico City, to the digital guru behind Taiwan’s crowdsourced Covid response, to the former Portuguese Minister who introduced the world’s first national participatory budget…
But if we’re going to make more, we need to know you want it and we need your support. We’re seeking funding from a range of foundations, but every little helps – and every sign up and every donation demonstrates the appetite to potential funders. So if you can’t contribute right now, please do sign up for the mailing list at the bottom of the page.
